What’s Happening

Sunday, Dec. 25, 7 am–2 pm Spend time with residents and be part of a more than 30-year-tradition. Volunteer activities include: • Serving food • Reading books • Playing board games • And, more! Well-behaved animals are also welcome. A Switch Day social for residents...

Sunday, Jan. 15, 12:30 pm Temple Sinai Newport News Bring an appetite for a showing of the documentary Deli Man at Temple Sinai. Feast on deli meat or cheese sandwiches, Sabra hummus, chips and dill pickles, Dr. Brown’s sodas and more (including popcorn), while...

Sunday, Dec. 25, 9:30 am–3 pm Mister G concert: 11 am Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Partaking of delicious and comforting food during the holiday season spans all religious traditions. With Hanukkah and Christmas sharing the same date this year, what could be...

Thursday, Jan. 12, 12 pm, Sandler Family Campus To prepare for this year’s Date with the State on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Legislative Action Committee will host a meeting to discuss potential...

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 am–4 pm For years, members of Jewish communities from across the Commonwealth have gone to the State Capitol in Richmond to collaborate on Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day, also known as Date with the State. This annual event has proven to be a...

Sunday, Jan. 22, 9 am – 1 pm Super Sunday, the Tidewater Jewish community’s largest single fundraising day of the year, is as predictable as eating latkes during Hanukkah. Volunteers from throughout South Hampton Roads will gather at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family...

The Emmy-nominated documentary film, Defiant Requiem, will be shown as part of the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film at the Tidewater Community College Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk. The film tells the story of Rafael Schachter, a brilliant young Czech...

Founder and president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Kenneth Marcus has written an indispensable book about the manner in which anti-Semitism has evolved from the ancient world to the present. Tracing the history from anti-Judaism to...

An Israeli husband and wife dance duo, one deaf and one who hears, will share their uniquely choreographed dance work, Two Worlds, at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. Combining pantomime, sign language and expressive movement, this dance team...

Spend time with residents and be part of a more than 30-year-tradition. Volunteer activities include: • Serving food • Reading books • Playing board games • And, more! Well-behaved animals are also welcome. A Switch Day social for residents and volunteers begins at 2...

Want to put a smile on a teenager’s face this holiday season? Young Adult Division of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is collecting $5 and $10 gift cards for local teens in need. These gift cards will serve as holiday gifts for teens that need it most. Consider...

Crossing the Line 2 Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7:30 pm A documentary revealing the rise of anti-Israel activity and anti-Semitic rhetoric on North American university campuses, Crossing the Line 2 demonstrates when reasonable criticism of Israel ‘crosses the line’ into...

Sunday, May 13, 3 pm The Simon Family JCC will co-present Itzhak Perlman and a group of young musicians from The Perlman Music Program at the Sandler Center for Performing Arts as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. They will perform Mozart, Shostakovich and...

Monday, May 14, 6:30pm Jewish Education Night at the Simon Family JCC honors Jewish educators in area schools. Several categories of awards are given, including the announcement of the Jewish Educator of the Year. Free. RSVP to Miriam Brunn Ruberg, 321-2328 or...

Sunday, May 20, 10 am Light Brunch followed by film and discussion at the Sandler Family Campus.

As Israel prepares to begin its 65th year of modern-day independence, there can be no disputing that this nation remains confronted with a myriad of challenges and threats to its very existence. But despite the perceived pall of fear and tension which seem to hang...